Wringer.



C. J. MARTH.

WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1912.

1,047,544 Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

- 'UNTTED l STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J'. MARTI-I, OFFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 WAYNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

- Application lediMarch 16, 1912'. Serial No. 684,282.

To all/whom it may concern;

I- Be it known that I, CHARLES J. MARTH, a citizen of the United States, residingat the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Wringer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to wringers, and it comprises novel and eificient mechanism whereby the rolls may be disengaged and released, quickly and without damage, to Vrelease any object f that may become caught between therolls.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved wringer in which one roll is journaled in bearings, arranged to be held rigid, and in which the other (and in this case the upper) roll is journaled in movable bearings; said bearings being held by a presserbar, with springs-interposed between said presser-bar and said bearings whereby the roll carried by said movable bearings will be held in contact with said first-named roll; in combination with. manually operable and adjustable means for depressing or raising said presser-bar to engage or vdisengage said l rolls.

Another object is to improve the releasing mechanism of wringer rolls in order that the object between the rolls will positively disengage and separate `the rolls when the release device is operated to release the rolls.

s Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying'drawings inwhich- Figurel is an elevation of a wringer having my invention combined therewith and embodied therein, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the'line `2--2 of Fig. 1, showing the movable roll pressed against the other roll,

and the manipulative release device latched in position to hold the rolls pressed against each other. Fig. 3 is a similar: sectional view showing-the movable roll raised and released from the other roll, and the malnipulatve release device released to permit Apart yielding pressure to hold the Each end of the wringer frame consists of two spaced uprights 1 connected at their upper ends by a cross-bar 2. The lower r'oll 3 is on a shaft 4 which is journaled in bear-` ings between the uprights 1, said shaft eX- t-ending outwardly for connection with an operating crank or suitable power mechanism, certainA connections for which are shown at 5 (Fig. 1).

The upper roll 6 has a'shaft 7 journaled in bearings 8 which are arranged to be moved vertically between the uprights 1. Arod 9 is attached to each vbearing 8, and said rods pass through holes in the presserbai` 10, said rods having theads 11 on their upper ends; so that when the presser-bar is raised the rods 9 and bearings 8 will also be raised togdisengage, or permit disengagement of, the roll 6 from the roll 3. Pressure springs l2 encircle the rods 9 between the bearings 8 and the presser-bar 10, and imagainst the roll'3 when the presserbar is held or latched down.

A member 13 is connected to the presserbar l() and extends through an opening in the oross-bar, andl constit-utes a part of the means for manipulating'the presser-bar to engage and disengage the rolls. The 'upper end of the member '13 is encircledl by a revoluble collar 14 which is provided with two spiral or winding slots 15 whose walls constitute cam surfaces Jfor a pin lwhich is rigid with the member 13,and .which eX- tends into said slots. Thus, manipulation of'` the collar 14 will raise or depressthe member 13, and thereby raise or depress the presser-bar 10 to disengage or lengage the rolls. v They slots 15 run horizontally at their lowerends, as indicated at 17, the horizontal upper walls of the slots constituting rshoulroll 6 ders to receive the pin 16 so that the parts may be latched in the adJustment shown in Fig. 1, in which the rolls are in engagement with each other. When the collar is turned to release the -pins- 16 from the shoulders 17 the springs 12 expand and raise the presser- ,bar 10, thusrelieving the pressure of the upper roll .6 against the lower roll 8. A handle 18 may be employed to operate the collar or controlling device to press the rolls to the cross-bar 2 engage withv and assist in holding thecollar 14 in position. The prestogether, or release them., Clips 19 attached sure or tension exerted upon the presser-bar VV3170* by the device 14 may be varied by changing' the adjustment of the nuts 20 in a manner obvious from an examination of the drawing. Gears 21 on the shafts 4 and 7 constitute meansafor positively rotating both rolls together, when the wringer is in use.

Further description .of the inventionl is si perluous, and it will be readily comprehended by those skilled in the art to which 1o it pertains, wit-hout extended or, enlarged explanation. It will be understood also that I do not restrict myself to theA identical arrangement or construction shown, since it is obvious that many variations may be employed within equivalent limits without departure from the nature and the spirit and the scope of my invention. v What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- -1. In a wringer, the combination of a roll, vertically movable. bearings holding said roll', a presser-bar, rods connecting said bearings and said presser-bar, 'springs between said bearings and sald presser-bar, a

25 member connected to said presser-bar, a cam device on said member operable to raise and lower said presser-bar to release and compress said springs, a handle rigid on said cam device, and means independent of said ,/carn device for'varyin the position of said Imember land varying t e pressure imparted by said presser-bar against said springs, substantially as specied.

2. In a wrin'ger, the combination of a roll,

bearings holding said roll, a movable presserbar, rods extendmg from said bearings,

means onsaid-rods for stopping movement of sa1d presser-bar away from sa1d` bearings, 'springs 'between sald presser-bar and said '.0` bearings, a member f connected to said vpresser-bar, means for varying the length of that portion of said member which extends upwardly from` said presser-bar, and a cam devicel operable to actuate said member .and

cause said presser-.bar to compress or release said springs, substantially as specified.

3. In a w'ringer, the combination of a roll, bearings holding said roll,` a' 'presser-bar, rods connecting said bearings 'and said presser-bar, springs between saidpresserbar and said bearings, means limiting move- 'ment of saidpresser-bar away from said bearings, a cross-.ban a member extending from said presser-bar through said crossbar, a pin on said member above sald crossbar, a collar revolubly encircling said inempresser-bar away froni'said bearings, a crossar, a member extending upwardly from said presser-bar through said cross-bar, means for varying the length of that portion of said-member which extends upwardly from said presser-bar, al collar rvolubly encircling said member above said cross-bar and having spiral slots, a pin on said member projecting into said slots, a handle for rotating said revoluble collar, vand means on saidcross-bar for holding said collar in posif t-ion, substantially as specified.

In wit-ness whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. p

' CHARLES J.- MARTH.

Witnesses: l

F. W. RossKoPF, J. D. R11-BEY. 

